Refilwe Modiselle with a keen reader at the Moscow International Book Fair. Picture: Supplied In her first attempts as an author, media personality Refilwe Modiselle was chosen by the department of sport, arts and culture as one of the 12 authors to attend the Moscow International Book Fair. “I never really thought that I would be headed to Russia on a book fair, my first international book fair.
I didn’t anticipate that my taking Zizi to the world…that it would happen so quickly,” Modiselle toldThe Citizensoon after landing at OR Tambo International Airport. The Moscow International Book Fair, also called the 27th International Book Fair for high-quality fiction and nonfiction, took place from 4-7 December in Moscow, Russia. Modiselle published her first book,Zizi’s World: Through Her Vanilla Eyes, in late June this year.
The book is a story that encourages children to celebrate their individuality. “I’m grateful, because it just shows that the impact that Zizi’s doing is really being seen and recognised. I love that the department is seeing how intentional the work has been in being able to also represent us out there in the rest of the world and share our experiences with the rest of the world.” The department supported 12 authors to represent South Africa at the book fair.
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The older of the Modiselle sisters in the industry said she didn’t know the exact criteria for the 12 South African authors selected for the fair. “Judging from the diverse aspect of the representatives and the delegates, I think it was just from the aspect of my book speaking to inclusivity.” The Citizenreached out to the department to ask whayt criteria were used and hadn’t received a response at the time of publication. Its response will be added to the story should it come.
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